PAGE SIX
THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1913.
PRESIDENT PUS
01 ISO'S
Confident His "Personal Rep
resentative" Will Find Way
to Settle Problem.
DESPITE disquieting reports to
the effect that hcls persona non
grata with the Mexican gov
ernment, with the arrival in
Mexico City of John Lind, personal
representative of President Wilson, the
administration is steadily growing
more hopeful that the Mexican tangle
.will be speedily solved and tho possi
bility of armed intervention by the
United States negatived. On the other
band, it is freely prodlcted, unless tho
Huerta government sees the light nud
recognizes the fact that Mr. Llnd's
mission is purely one of peaco, this al
titude may result In tho raising of
the United States embargo on the ex
portation of arms into that republic.
Many believe that this would be the
quickest method of relieving a situa
tion which hourly grows more trying.
Colonel Eduardo Hay of tho Constitu
tionalist army, who has been in Wash
ington urging the senate to remove
this embargo, has reiterated frequently
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JOHN IiIND.
that if it was lifted the Constitution
alist forces could bring Huerta to
terms within ninety days, and tho mili
tary experts at Washington are prone
to agree with him.
Mr. land's Status.
Officially Mr. Lind, who was onco
governor of Minnesota and a repre
sentative in congress, and later senator
-from that state, is described as "ad
viser to tho embassy in tho present
situation.'' In fact ho is a mediator
in embryo. It is for Mm to impress
upon the warring Mexican factions tho
.necessity of peaco and tho urgent need
of an Immediate settlement of their
differences.
Whether ho can do it or not only
tho events of tho near future will de
termine, and thoso officials in closest
touch -with tho Mexican situation are
inclined to bo cautious in expressing
an opinion.
Ex-Governor Lind is regarded as a
strong man, capable of sizing up tho
situation, nlthough it is recognized that
be will find hia mission exceedingly
difficult, becauso of bis unfamlllarity
.with Latin-Americans and tho Spanish
language. It has been also a matter of
comment in official circles that Mr.
Lind is not thoroughly familiar with
past ovents in Mexico. Ho has not, as
a citizen of Minnesota, been particu
larly Interested in tho Mexican situa
tion, and ho spent only threo days in
"Washington conferring with the presi
dent and tho secretary of state before
leaving for Mexico City. Secretary
Bryan, however, has great confidence
in his ability to carry out his instruc
tions. The President's Policy.
It is understood in Washington that
President Wilson Is steadfast in his
policy to end all thought of recognition
of tho Huerta government and all
thought of intervention in Mexico.
Positively the policy includes an at
tempt at mediation by Mr. Lind, with
a view to bringing about a constitu
tional election of n president in Mexi
co; tho posslblo retirement of Huerta
and tho appointment of a provisional
president whom tbe United States can
recognlzo as a prcludo thereto, togeth
er with a suspension of hostilities
pending tho proposed election. The
negative features of the policy of the
administration were clearly indicated
by the acceptance of Henry Lano Wil
son's resignation as ambassador to
Mexico, and the positive features are
Contained in the instructions given to
Mr. Lind.
It seems certain that tho new policy
of tho administration will not bo ac
ceptable to Mexico. Mr. Lind holds
no offlco which la recognized between
nations. President Huerta may decline
to see him altogether, and it is plain
that a gravo responsibility rests upon
bis shoulders la speaking for tbe presl
dent direct among the factional repre
sentatives la Mexico. Tbe admlnlatra-
HIS HOPES
ID MISSION
Administration Anxious Most
of All to Induce Huerta
to Retire.
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tlon has insisted that it should be
made plain that Mr. Lind was acting
entirely In an unofficial capacity in his
mission to Mexico, but that ho pos
sesses most extraordinary powers in
speaking for President Wilson is ad
mitted. Tho latter power is said to bo the
only cloak he wears which might pre
vent the Mexican government, should
It resent in any particular Mr. Llnd's
activities in Mexico, from taking dras
tic action.
Complexities of New Policy.
It has been obvious for some time
past that tho new policy of the admin
istration does not contemplate in any
way a recognition of the Huerta gov
ernment and thus it becomes most
complex by reason of the devious
method employed to solvo the Mexi
can problem. Up to this time the
Huerta government has received no
official recognition from tho United
States, whieh Is now, in effect, asking
that government to retire in tbe inter
est of permanent peace in Mexico. As
previously stated. Mr. Lind has no offi
cial status and Is not, in fact, n repre
sentative of tho government of the
United States, but of the president
personally. So far as the Mexican
government is concerned, it was re
cently stated by a member of the sen
ate committee on foreign relations in
Washington, Mr. Lind has no more
standing in Mexico than any other
American citizen except that conferred
upon him by the president This min
gling of the official and unofficial nec
essarily imposes new responsibilities
on all concerned which are not cover
ed fully by law or treaty obligations.
The policy of tho administration in
sending ex-Governor Lind to tho Mex
ican capital In this quaslofficlal fash
Ion, is a now one, so far as tills coun-
try Is concerned. The nearest approach
to It was the mission of James Blount
of Georgia, who was sent to nawail
in 1S92 by President Cleveland as
"paramount" commissioner. Tho re
sult of his trip was tho restoration of
tho monarchy In those Islands. Presl
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan are
believed by thoso In touch with affairs
of state in Washington to have worked
out tbe policy over the protests of ad
visors in the state department who are
well versed In international law. That
the policy is an experiment still seems
to bo the opinion of Washington,
lind's Instructions.
Officials close to tho administration
have assorted since Mr. Llnd's depart'
uro that Mr. Lind carried to Mexico a
complete plan of action, including in
structions to bring the friendly ad'
vances of President Wilson to tho at
tention of President Huerta, if possi
ble. In addition, Mr. Lind is said to
bo qualified by Instructions to consult
generally in Mexico with a vlow to es
tabllshlng peace and a constitutional
government at tho same time, and
these instructions havo been interpret
ed to mean that bo may consult tbe
Constitutionalist leaders if need bo. It
is believed by Washington officials that
tho administration has acted with duo
regard to recent advices received from
Mexico City as to the progress of inter
nal efforts in Mexico to bring about a
peaceful solution of tbe difficulties
there.
Members of congress who recall Mr.
Llnd's distinguished services In the
house a few years ago look upon his
selection for tbe delicate Mexican mis
slon with favor. They believe Mr.
Lind will mako good if any ono can
At tbo same time, they point out that.
as a member of congress, Mr. Lind was
extremely independent at times, even
breaking with his party when its dec!
slons did not accord with his own
Some of his former colleagues go so
far as to say that bo was lmpulslvo
and not always tactful In his legbila
tlvo methods, but all unite in praising
tbo honesty and integrity and complete
good faith with which he entered upon
and conducted tho legislative contest
in which ho played a prominent part
First Task Difficult.
Mr. Lind's first task now will be to
ascertain the exact attitude of General
Huerta and bis followers concerning
mediation and incidentally to express
tho view that tho resignation of Huer
ta, whose 'name is inseparably linked
with tbe murder of Madero, would be
wise and would make a truce between
tbo federals and the rebels possible.
Tho attltudo of Huerta has already
shown this to bo a difficult If not lm
possible task.
If bo succeeds Mr. Lind will then
approach tho other factions in an ef
fort to bring on an armistice and a
constitutional election under tbo super
vision of a provisional president who
would bo satisfactory to both sides.
What the administration wants most
of all. Is Huerta's resignation. If this
can bo brought about tbo atmosphere
will be greatly clarified. From some
sources tbo administration has been
advised that Huerta could be Induced
to withdraw, although to .counteract
this there Is published an official state
ment from tbo City of Mexico" that
Huerta will do nothing of the kind. It
U Hvm1 bv the adnjlnlstrotlon that
Huerta's .attitude, as described In tho
newspapers, is likely to prove very dif
ferent from that which ho will assume
with the personal representative of tho
president of tho Cnltcd States, who
will tell him in effect that tho United
States wants him to get out
Many Problems Ahead.
If Mr. Lind's mission is n success
and ho gets all sides to agree to a
peaceful election the problem which
will then confront Mexico will still bo
difficult. It may be necessary even,
soy the experts, to revise the electoral
laws of Mexico and to provide new
machinery for elections. The existing
law is obviously designed to give those
in charge of tho election complete con
trol of tho machinery, Under such cir
cumstances tho election would proba
bly prove unsatisfactory and Inconclu
sive, with tho chances great that tho
defeated faction would take to the field
again.
In the meantime Mr. Lind, as the
personal representative of President
Wilson In Mexico City, will have a
freedom of action that will tend to
give him greater powers than thoso
possessed by an ambassador, who
would be restricted by tho customs and
practices of diplomacy. Ho will act as
adviser to Mr. O'Shaughnessy, charge
d'affalrs at tho embassy in Mexico
City, until such time as the Mexican
situation Is straightened out when, if
the administration consents to rccog
nizo the government that succeeds
Huerta's, he will probably be named,
should ho wish It as our next ambas
sador to tbe southern republic.
On tho other hand, by reason of the
fact that he carries with him no cre
dentials, It Is more than possible that
his presence in the Mexican capital
may lead to a situation even more
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POriMEIl AMBASSADOR HENRY Xi. WTLSOK.
acute than tho present ono In the event
of tbe Huerta government taking some
action against him.
Mr. lind's Career.
Ex-Governor Lind has had no experi
ence in diplomacy and has not resided
In a Latin-American country. Ho
served in tho house of representatives
when William J. Bryan was a con
gressman, ana his choice for tho im
portant office of mediator Is credited
to Mr. Bryan. During the time that
he and Mr. Bryan were in congress,
Mr. Lind was a Republican. Ho bolt
ed the Republican party In 1800 on ac
count of bis adherence to free silver
viows and becamo a follower of Mr.
Bryan. He remained In tho Demo
cratic party in the Roosovelt-Parker-campaign
In 10O1 and tho Taft-Wllson
campaign in 1012.
Mr. Lind was born in Sweden fifty
nine years ago, and camo to the United
States when bo was fourteen years old.
The Lind family settled In Minnesota,
and the future governor was educated
in tbe public schools there. He taught
school, studied at tho University of
Minnesota for a year, and was admit
ted to tho bar in 1870. He began tho
practlco of law in Now Ulm In 1877.
Ho was receiver of tho United States
land office at Tracy, Minn., from 1881
to 1885, a member of congress from
1887 to 1803, a lieutenant In the
Twelfth Minnesota volunteers during
tho Spanish-American war, was the
unsuccessful Democratic candidate for
governor of Minnesota In 1800, and was
elected governor in 1808. Ho was de
feated for re-election in 1000 and
again served as a member of congress
from 1003 to 1005. nis homo is in
Minneapolis. Mr. Lind lost his left
arm in an accident when he was 0
young man.
ORGANIZE GOOD BOYS' PATROL
Kansas City Gang to Fight Far Birds
and Animals.
A boy gang has been organized in
Kansas City, Mo., to wage war on all
boys who kill birds or are unkind to
dogs, cats or other dumb animals. It is a
Juvenile humane, society and has taken
tho name "Tho Good Boys' patrol.
Tho boys have adopted a severe code
of discipline to govern themselves, and
tho violation of the rules by a member
means his instant dismissal from tbo
organization.
"No boy who swears, lies, steals,
smokes, bops wagons or acts foolish
can belong to our gang," ono of tho
boys said in telling about the now or
ganization. Although it Is a boy gang of nn un
usual kind, the members have plenty
cf spirit If they catch a. boy who has
killed a bird or in any other manner
Shows a lack of humane Impulses they
rMo'ye into a court and try him. Tbe
Vjcwce always imposes enougn pun.
,u to Mono tbe offender.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OP THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP
PROVAL OB REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL
VANIA. AND PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article
nlno, section four, of the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, authorizing the State to
issue bonds to tho amount of fifty
millions of dollars for the improve
ment of the highways of the Com
monwealth. Section 1. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of tbe Commonwealth of Pennsylvai
nla In General Assembly met That
the following amendment to tho Con
Btltutlon of the Commonwealth of
Ponnslyvonla be, and the same is
hereby, proposed, in accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof:
That section four of article nine.
which reads as follows:
"Section 4. No dobt shall bo cre-i
11 ted by or on behalf of tho State,
except to supply casual deficiencies
of revenue, repel invasion, suppress
Insurrection, defend the State in war,
or to pay existing debt; and tho debt
created to supply deficiency in rovei
nue shall never exceed. In the aggnS
gate at any one time, one million of
dollars," be amended bo as to read
as follows:
Section 4. No debt Shall be cre
ated by or on behalf of the State,
except to supply casual deficiencies
of revenue, repel Invasion, (suppress.
Insurrection, defend tho Stato In war,
or to pay existing debt; and the
debt created to sunny deficiencies In
revenue shall never exceed, in the
aggregate at any one time, one mil'
lion of dollars: Provided, however;
That tho General Assembly, lm
Bpective of any debt, may authorize
the State to issue bonds to the
amount of fifty millions of dollars for
the purpose of improving ana rebuild
ing of highways of the Common
wealth.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 1.
ROBERT MoAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
seven, article three of the Consti
tution of Pennsylvania, so as to
permit special legislation regulat
ing labor.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
.Senate and House of Representatives
Of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met That
the following Is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution. of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
accordance with tho provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof. Amend
ment to Article Three, Section Sevon.
Section 2. Amend section seven,
article three of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows: . "Section 7. Tho General Assem
bly shall not pass any local or spe-
?lal law authorizing tho creation, ex
enslon, or impairing; of Hens:
"Regulating tho affairs of counties,
dtios, townships, wards, boroughs,
or eahool districts:
"Changing the names of persons
or places:
"Changing tho venue in civil or
criminal cases:
"Authorizing tho laying out, open
ing, altering, or maintaining roads,
highways, streets or alleys:
"Rotating to ferries or bridges, or
incorporating ferry or bridge compa
nies, except for the erection of
bridges crossing streams which form
boundaries between this and any
Other State:
"Vacating roads, town plats, streets
or alleys:
"Relating to cemeteries, grave
yards, or publio grounds not of tho
State:
"Authorizing tho adoption or legltt
ma tlon of children:
"Locating or changing county-seats,
erecting new counties, or changing
county lines:
"Incorporating cities, towns, or vil
lages, or changing their charters:
Tor the opening and conducting
of elections, or fixing or changing
the place of voting:
"Granting divorces:
"Erecting new townships or bor
oughs, changing township lines, bor
ough limits, or school districts:
"Creating offices, or prescribing the
powers, and duties of officers In coun
ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec
tion or school districts:
"Changing tho law of descent or
succession:
"Regulating tho practice or Juris
diction of, or changing tbo rules of
evidence in, any Judicial proceeding
or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
Justices of tho peace, sheriffs, com
mlsslonors, arbitrators, auditors, mas
ters in chancery, or other tribunals,
or providing or changing methods for
the collection of debts, or the en
forcement of Judgments, or prescrib
ing, tho effect of Judicial soles of real
estate:
"Regulating the fees, or extending
the powers and duties of aldermen,
Justices of the peace, magistrates or
constables:
"Regulating the management of
publio schools, the building or re
pairing of school houses and the rais
ing of money for such purposes:
"Fixing the rate of interest:
"AffeoUng the estates of minors or
persons under disability, except af
ter duo notice to all parties in in
terest, to be recited In the special
enactment:
"Remitting fines, penalties and for
feitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid Into tho treasury:
"Exempting property from taxa
tion: "Regulating labor, trade, mining
or manufacturing:
"Creating corporations, or amend
big, renewing or extending tho char
ters thereof:
'Granting to any corporation, asso
ciation or individual any .special or
ftxcIugjYa privilege or immunity, or to
any corporation, association or indi
vidual the right to lay down a rail
road track:
Nor shall tho General Assembly
Indirectly enact such special or lo
cal law by tho partial repeal of a
general law; but jaws repealing local
or special acts may bo passed:
Nor shall any law ua passou
granting powers and privileges in
any caso whero the granting of such
powers and privileges shall havo
been provided for by general law,
nor whero tho courts havo Jurtsdlc-.
tlon to grant tho same or glvo the
relief asked for," so as to read as
follows:
Section 7. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special
law authorizing the creation, exten
sion or impairing of liens:
Regulating tho affairs or counties,
cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or
school districts:
Changing the names of persons or
places:
Changing tho venue In civil or
criminal cases:
Authorizing the laying out, open
ing, altering, or maintaining roads,
highways, streets or alleys:
Relating to ferries or bridges, or
incorporating ferry or bridge compa
nies, except for the erection of
bridges crossing streams which form
boundaries between this and any
other State:
Vacating roads, town plats, streets
or alleys:
Relating to cemeteries, graveyards,
or public grounds not of the State:
Authorizing the adoption, or legiti
mation of children:
Locating or changing county-seats,
erecting new counties or changing
county lines:
Incorporating cities, towns or vil
lages, by changing their charters:
For tho opening and conducting of
elections, or fixing or changing the
place of voting:
Granting divorces:
Erecting new townships or bor
oughs, changing township lines, bor
ough limits, or school districts:
Creating offices, or prescribing the
power3 and duties of officers in coun
ties, cities, boroughs, townships,
election or school districts:
Changing the law of descent or
succession:
Regulating the practlco or Jurisdic
tion of, or changing the rules of evi
dence in, any Judicial proceeding or
inquiry before courts, aldermen, Jus
tices of tho peace, sheriffs, commis
sioners, arbitrators, auditors, masters
In chancery or other tribunals, or
providing or changing methods 'for
the collection of debts, or the en
forcing of Judgments, or prescribing
the effect of Judicial sales of real
estate:
Regulating the fees, or extending
the powers and duties of aldermen,
Justlcos of tho peace, magistrates or
constables:
Regulating the management of pub
11c schools, tho building or repairing
of school houses and the raising of
money for such purposes:
Fixing tho rate of interest:
Affecting tho estates of minors or
persons under disability, except af
ter due notice to all parties in in
terest to bo recited in tho special
enactment:
Remitting fines, penalties and for
feitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid into tho treasury:
Exempting property from taxation
Regulating labor, trade, mining or
manufacturing; but tho legislature
may regulate and fix the wages or
salaries, the hours of work or labor.
and make provision for the protcc
tlon. welfare ifnd safety of persons
employed by the State, or by any
county, city, borough, town, town-i
ship, school district, village, or other
civil division 01 the state, or by any
contractor or sub-contractor perform
ing work. labor or service for tho
Stato, or for any county, city, bors
ough, town, township, school district;
village or other civil alvlBlon thereof:
Creating corporations, or amending,
renewing or extending tho charters
thereof:
Granting to any corporation, ass&i
elation or Individual any special or
exclusive privilege or immunity, or
to any corporation, association, or
individual the tight to lay down a
railroad track:
Nor shall the General Assembly
Indirectly enact such special or local
law by tho partial repeal of a gen
eral law; but laws repealing local or
special acts may bo passed:
Nor shall any lav be passed grant
ing powers or privileges In any case,
where tho granting of 6uch powers
and privileges shall havo been pro
vided for by general law, nor whero,
the courts have Jurisdiction to grant
tho same or give the relief asked for
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 2.
ROBERT MoAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
three of artlclo eight of tho Consti
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section L Bo it resolved by tho
House of Representatives of tho
Commonwealth at Pennsylvania (it
tho Senate concur), That the fol
lowing is proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution of tho Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, In ac
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth artlclo thereof:
Section 2. Amend section three of
article eight, which reads as follows:
"All Judges elected by the electors of
the State at large may be elected at
either a goneral or municipal elec
tion, as circumstances may require.
All the elections for Judges of tho
courts for the several Judicial dis
tricts, and tor tho county, city, ward,
borough, and township officers, for
regular terms of service, shall bo
held on tho municipal election day;
namely, the Tuesday next following
tho first Monday or Novemuer in
each odd-numbered year, but tho
General Assembly may by law fix a
.different anv. two-thirds or all the
members of each House consenting
thereto,: Provided, That such elec
tions shall always bo held in an
odd-numbered year, so as to read:
Section 3. .All. Judges elected by
the electors of the .Stato at large
may be elected at either .a general
or munlclnal election, aa circumstan
ces may require. All elections for
Judges of the courts for tbe several
judicial districts, and for county,
i city, ward, borough, and township
'officers, for regular terms of aerv-
ice, shall be held on the municipal
election day; namely, the Tuesday
next following tbe first Monday of
November In each odd-numbered
year, but tho Goneral Assembly may
by law nx a different day, two
thirds of all the members of each
House consenting thereto; Provided, ,
That such elections shall bo hold in
an odd-numbered year: Provided fur
ther, That all Judges for tho courts
of tbe several Judicial districts hold
ing offlco at tho present time, whoso
terms or office may end in an odd
numbered year, Bhall continue to
hold their offices until tho first Mon
day of January in tho next succeed
ing even-numbered year.
A true copy of Concurrent Resolu
tion No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1
Proposing an amendment to section
one of artlclo nine of tho Consti
tution of Pennsylvania, relating to
taxation. '
Section 1. Be It resolved by tho
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met, That
me following is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
accordanco with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof:
Section 2. Amend section ono of
article nlno of tho Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol-1
lows:
"All taxes shall bo uniform, upon
the same class of subjects, within
the territorial limits of tho authority
levying tho tax. and shall bo levied
and collected under general laws:
but the General Assembly may, by
general laws, exempt from taxation
public property used for public pur
poses, actual places of religious wor
ship, places of burial not used or
held for private or corporate profit,
and institutions of purely public
charity," so as to read as follows:
All taxes shall be uniform upon!
the samo class of subjects, within I
the territorial limits of the authority!
levying tho tax, and shall bo levied!
and collected under general laws, and I
the subjects of taxation may bo clas
sified for the purpose of laying graded I
or progressive taxes; but the Gen
eral Assembly may, by general laws,!
exempt from taxation public property I
used for public purposes, actual!
places of religious worship, places!
of burial not used or hold for pri
vate or corporate profit, and institu
tions of purely public charity.
A true copy of Joint Resolution!
No.
4.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by thel
Senate and House of Representatives!
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia In General Assembly mot, Thatl
the following is proposed as anl
amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania in accordance with the
provisions of tho eighteenth article
thereof:
Article IX.
Section 15. No obligations whlcb
havo been heretofore issued, or
which may hereafter bo lssuedj
by any county or municipality, otheri
than Philadelphia, to provide for the
construction or acquisition of water
works, subways, under-ground rall-J
wayB or street railways, or tho appur-J
tenonces thereof, shall be considered
as a debt of a municipality, with!
tho meaning of section eight of ar
tide nlno ot tbo Constitution on
Pennsylvania or ot this amendment!
it tho net rovenue derived from said
property for a period of five yearsl
either before or after the acquis!!
tlon thereof, or. where tho same
constructed by tho county or munll
cipallty, after the completion thereofl
shall nave been sufficient to pay in I
terest and sinking-fund charges durl
lng said period upon sold obligations!
or if tbe sola obligations snail do se
cured bv liens UDon tho rosnectlv
properties, and ebdll impose no mul
nlclpal liability. Whero municipal!!
ties or counties shall lssuo obllgal
tions to provide for tbo construction
ot property, as herein provided, said
municipalities or counties may alsd
Issue obligations to provldo for thtj
Interest and sinking-fund charges ac
crulns thereon until said propertied
shall navo been completed and in opl
oration for a period of ono year: anq
said municipalities and counties shall
not bo required to levy a tax to pas
said Interest and Blnklng-funa
charges, as required by Bectlon ten
of artlclo nlno of tbo constitution
of Pennsylvania, until after satdpror.
crtle3 shall have been operated hi
said counties or municipalities durlnd
said period of ono year. Any of thi
said municipalities or counties ma
Incur indebtedness in excess of sevei
per centum, and not exceeding tei
per centum, of tho assessed valuatloi
of tho taxable property therein,
sold increase ot indebtedness shal
have been assented to by three-fifthJ
of the electors voting at a publll
election, in such manner as shall
provided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolutloi
No. 6.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary ot the Commonwealth
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